Faisalabad vs Gujranwala

Gujranwala leads Faisalabad by 3 points on the CIRA Index, 47 to 44. Faisalabad grades better on 3 measures, Gujranwala on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Faisalabad 44, Gujranwala 47
• OECD: Faisalabad 42, Gujranwala 45
• UN Tourism: Faisalabad 51, Gujranwala 55
• UNDRR: Faisalabad 25, Gujranwala 33

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Faisalabad 67, Gujranwala 63
• Economy and jobs: Faisalabad 63, Gujranwala 63
• Climate and hazards: Faisalabad 10, Gujranwala 10
• Water and environment: Faisalabad 38, Gujranwala 50
• Community and housing: Faisalabad 50, Gujranwala 75
• Access and continuity: Faisalabad 33, Gujranwala 33

Where Faisalabad is stronger

• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations / WHO / UNICEF SDG Country Profiles, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 182.5 kg per resident per year (Environment Protection Department, Government of the Punjab / WASA Faisalabad, 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority & National Highway Authority, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.

Where Gujranwala is stronger

• Green space: 86.6 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (region figure) (Elsevier / Results in Engineering - Assessing Past, Present, and Simulated Future Prediction of Land Use Land Cover Changes using CA-Markov Chain Models with Satellite Data, 2022). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 4.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (PACRA / Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Real Estate Industry Report, Feb 2025). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab, District Disaster Response Plan Gujranwala, 2024–2026). Grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Pakistan: #95 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Pakistan: #95 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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